Community-Wit& Interest Grows in livrorember 1
Appearance of Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra
ne of the most brilliant social events of the year, at a cocktail party last
Sunday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jones, on Hamilton Road, an enthusiastic
group of more than 150 prominent Detroiters evidenced a keen interest in the
forthcoming concert of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, to be given at the
Masonic Temple Nov. 1. The concert is co-sponsored by the Zionist Organization
of Detroit and the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones were hosts to community leaders, officers, past presidents
and members of the Balfour Concert committee of the Detroit Zionist Organization,
at the spirited evening which was sparkled by music played by a trio, whose
selections included a number of Hebrew melodies.
Paul Paray, conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Valter Poole, assistant
conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Mrs. Poole, were the honored
guests at the gathering. Mrs. Paray was out of the city and was unable to join her
husband at the event in honor of the forthcoming appearance of the Israeli musicians.
Speaking informally to the gathering, M. Paray expressed regret that he will
not be able to attend the Nov. 1 concert because he will be conducting the Detroit
Symphony in Cincinnati that night. But he took occasion to speak about his visit in
Israel only three months ago, when he conducted the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
for the sixth time. "I love the Israeli orchestra as much as I love all Israel," M.
Paray said. He spoke with enthusiasm about the forthcoming event, and he said
to the Jones' guests: "You'll have a great treat on Nov. 1."
Judge Ira G. Kaufman, president of the Zionist Organization of Detroit, in-
troduced M. Paray. Mrs. Julius Chajes spoke briefly about M. Paray's career and
his deep interest in Israel and its philharmonic orchestra.
Sponsors and patrons for the Nov. 1 Balfour Concert were at the gathering.
Among the active ZOD officers and concert committee members who met with
M. Paray were, left to right:
Upper photo: Al Borman, Mrs. I. Walter Silver, Sherman Shapiro, chairman of
the concert planning committee, Mrs. Ira G. Kaufman, Mrs. Sherman Shapiro, M.
Paul Paray, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jones, Judge Ira G. Kaufman, Mrs. Philip Slomovitz,
Dr. I. Walter Silver.
Lower photo: Seated, M. Ben Lewis. Mrs. Tom Borman, Mrs. Alex Friedlander,
Mrs. Valter Poole, Mrs. Sidney Brand, Dr. Sanford Bennett; standing, Dr. Bernard
Weston, Rabbi and Mrs. Jacob E. Segal, Dr. Alex Friedlaender, Tom Borman,
Sidney Brand, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Sniderman, Robert Kasle.
The 91 men and women who comprise the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
arrived in New York Wednesday to begin its coast-to-coast U.S. tour. The orchestra
gave two concerts in Paris Tuesday. It will also visit Canada and Mexico and will
perform in Japan and India before returning to Israel Dec. 23.
Israel's Finance Minister Levi Eshkol Tells Detroit
Leaders Industrialization Is His Country's Next Aim
trialized. This is the task of the
next generation."
At noon Tuesday, Eshkol was
the guest of the National Bank
of Detroit at a luncheon that
was attended by heads of auto-
mobile plants and the presi-
dents of Detroit Bank and Man-
ufacturers Bank. Don Valley,
president of the National Bank,
was host at the luncheon.
Climaxing a busy day in De-
troit, on Tuesday, Israel's Fi-
nance Minister Levi Eshkol,
speaking to 60 leading indus-
trialists, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Max M. Fisher, 27751 Fair-
way Hills Drive, urged that a
greater interest be taken in in-
vestments in Israel, and de-
clared: "Israel must be indus-
Seymour Frank Named Chairman
of JNF Conference to Be Held Nov. 6
Appointment of Seymour
Frank, attorney and communal
leader, as chairman of the annual
Jewish National Fund confer-
ence, was announced by Morris
Brandwine, president of the De-
troit JNF Council.
Irving W. Schlussel, long act-
ive in JNF affairs, will serve as
co-chairman of the all-day event,
to be held from 10:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Nov. 6, in the Hayim
Greenber g Center, 1916'1
Schaefer.
Brandwine said this year's con-
.
ference will launch a series of
programs geared to the celebra-
tion of JNF's 60th anniversary
year.-
Keynoting the conference will
be Philip Slomovitz.
Also planned are panel work-
shop sessions, reports on the
progress of the Freedom Forest
project, a memorial service for
the late Boris M. Joffe and Leon
Kay and a program of awards.
A complimentary luncheon for
delegates will be served by the
JNF Ladies Auxiliary,
Accompanying the Israeli
Finance Minister at the De-
troit functions were Dr. Zvi
Dienstein, Dr. Jacob Arnon,
Aryeh Manor and Aaron Niri.
Pointing to the approach of
Israel's Bar Mitzvah—the 13th
anniversary — Eshkol said his
country wants and needs an-
other million people to boost
its population to three million
by the end of the second decade
of statehood. He said Israel can
provide food, is already export-
ing agricultural products, is
planning to irrigate the south-
ern part of the country, and
added that "we will make the
Dead Sea alive." He qualified
the latter statement by stating
that a Weizmann Institute sci-
entist has discovered living bac-
teria in the Dead Sea.
Declaring that Israel also is
building an additional port,
Eshkol pointed to the opportu-
nities for expansion, to the ex-
port gains and the shipment
abroad of ten million boxes of
oranges yearly. He also spoke
proudly of the country's cul-
tural attainments and the fact
that a thousand new book titles
—three a day---poetry, novels,
history—are published in Israel.
Israel, he said, belongs to
all Jewry and solves the prob-
lems for millions. He • said
immigration to Israel contin-
ues and he expressed the hope
that even Khrushchev will
permit Russian Jews to leave
for Israel.
Eshkol appealed to the indus-
trialists to "invest 5 per cent of
your know-how to help us de-
velop our economy." He said
"we need more daring, more
knowledge of modern indus-
tries. We need a broader shoul-
der, and you have it. All indus-
tries we started need to be en-
larged. The UJA must and will
be important as long as immi-
gration continues, but we want.
your talent and know-how. We
have prepared our house for it,
and our laws for attracting in-
vestments are most attractive
from the tax viewpoint."
He added that Israel is
rooted in a solvent economy.
He described the numerous
investments in Israel, includ-
many by Detroiters, and he
invited the gathered leaders
to join Israel in "looking
ahead" towards bigger capa-
city and possibilities.
Max Fisher, as host, welcomed
the guests and joined in urging
an increased interest in Israel's
needs by joining investment
projects.
At Fisher's request, the
guests stood for a minute in
tribute to the memory of Leon
Kay, recently departed local
leader.
Dr. Dienstein described the
exemptions thit are offered to
investors in Israel tax-wise and
answered questions relating to
opportunities f o r industrial
projects in Israel.
Italian. Jewish Council
Joins World Zionists
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
ROME — The Council of the
Union of Italian Jewish Com-
munities approved unanimously
Tuesday a resolution to join the
World Zionist Organization as a
fraternal member.